Students share election perspectives

Alyssa McDonald, senior broadcasting major from Salt Lake City, Utah: As someone who grew up in a place where religion and politics are one and the same, it’s been off-putting to see a rise in people who blindly put their faith in religious leaders, accepting every word they say without a second thought. This election I hope that people don’t blindly vote for a candidate simply based on their religious affiliation, or their religion’s “endorsement” of said candidate. While religion provides people with morals and ethical codes, I would ask those who are voting in local, state and national elections...

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